Kij Johnson

Fudoki is a 2003 novel by Kij Johnson, set in Japan. This book was a finalist for the World Fantasy Award and was declared one of the best science fiction/fantasy novels of 2003 by Publishers Weekly. It features two storylines. The first is that of a dying, unmarried noblewoman in the Emperor's court. The second is …

When a fire destroys her home and scatters her colony, Small Cat sets out to find the home of her ancestor, the Cat From the North, and to make her own name along the way."Johnson’s customarily elegant style and matter-of-fact narration keep the story from ever coming close to the Hello Kitty Frodo tale its title …